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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 2, NWS Louisville, KY

March 27, 20164 counties in Indiana

NWS Louisville, KY issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Mar 27, 2016, 7:51 PM EDT for 4 counties in Indiana. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Mar 27, 2016, 7:51 PM EDT (23:51 UTC)
Expired
Mar 27, 2016, 8:15 PM EDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Louisville, KY
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
50.0 mph

Counties Crawford County, IN, Dubois County, IN, Orange County, IN, Perry County, IN

The radar

The Louisville radar (KLVX), 81 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Mar 27, 4:50 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Nashville Metro, TN (KBNA), launched 12:00Z, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 247 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2016-03-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 301 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Nashville Metro, TN at 12:00Z on 2016-03-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 111 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
301 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-92 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
800 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
42 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
111 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

561 
WUUS53 KLMK 272351
SVRLMK
INC025-037-117-123-280015-
/O.NEW.KLMK.SV.W.0002.160327T2351Z-160328T0015Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
751 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LOUISVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  NORTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  SOUTHWESTERN ORANGE COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...
  EASTERN DUBOIS COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA...

* UNTIL 815 PM EDT/715 PM CDT/

* AT 751 PM EDT/651 PM CDT/...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9
  MILES NORTHEAST OF HOLIDAY WORLD...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.

  HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

  IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  FERDINAND...BIRDSEYE...KYANA...ELLSWORTH...RICEVILLE...SAINT ANTHONY...
  MENTOR...CELESTINE...ADYEVILLE AND SCHNELLVILLE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3853 8669 3853 8668 3854 8668 3847 8648
      3816 8680 3818 8680 3818 8679 3821 8679
      3820 8695
TIME...MOT...LOC 2351Z 212DEG 36KT 3823 8684 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

EER
2 follow-up statements
758 
WWUS53 KLMK 280006
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
806 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

INC123-280016-
/O.CAN.KLMK.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160328T0015Z/
PERRY IN-
806 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN PERRY COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF
THE WARNED AREA. THEREFORE THE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA.

LAT...LON 3854 8668 3847 8648 3825 8672 3825 8679
      3823 8679 3826 8685
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 219DEG 28KT 3828 8675 

$$

INC025-037-117-280015-
/O.CON.KLMK.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160328T0015Z/
ORANGE IN-CRAWFORD IN-DUBOIS IN-
806 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 815 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN ORANGE...NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN
DUBOIS COUNTIES...

AT 806 PM EDT...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF JASPER...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH.

HAZARD...QUARTER SIZE HAIL. 

SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED. 

IMPACT...DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. 

LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
BIRDSEYE...SAINT MARKS...KYANA...ELLSWORTH...RICEVILLE...MENTOR...
GREENBRIER...FRENCH LICK MUNICIPAL AIRPORT...SCHNELLVILLE AND NORTON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.

REPORT SEVERE WEATHER TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT...POST YOUR REPORT TO
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE FACEBOOK PAGE...OR TWEET YOUR
REPORT USING HASHTAG L...M...K...SPOTTER.

&&

LAT...LON 3854 8668 3847 8648 3825 8672 3825 8679
      3823 8679 3826 8685
TIME...MOT...LOC 0006Z 219DEG 28KT 3828 8675 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...<50MPH
 
$$

EER
718 
WWUS53 KLMK 280015
SVSLMK

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LOUISVILLE KY
815 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

INC025-037-117-280024-
/O.EXP.KLMK.SV.W.0002.000000T0000Z-160328T0015Z/
ORANGE IN-CRAWFORD IN-DUBOIS IN-
815 PM EDT SUN MAR 27 2016

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN ORANGE...
NORTHWESTERN CRAWFORD AND SOUTHEASTERN DUBOIS COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
815 PM EDT...
    
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EXPIRED BUT ANOTHER SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAME AREA.

A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR
SOUTH CENTRAL INDIANA.


LAT...LON 3854 8668 3847 8648 3825 8672 3825 8679
      3823 8679 3826 8685
TIME...MOT...LOC 0013Z 212DEG 36KT 3828 8675 

$$

EER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Louisville, KY issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 27, 7:39 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementLMKDubois36 min
Mar 27, 7:58 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningLMKOrange32 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Indiana, 2016Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.